Weird Wheels

Weird Wheels
Appears in	Mario Party 9
Type	1-vs.-Rivals minigame
Music track	How Strange!
Music sample

Weird Wheels is a 1-vs.-Rivals minigame featured in Mario Party 9.

Introduction

The vehicles approach the starting line, and the camera zooms out slightly.

Gameplay

Players must move vehicles whose wheels are not round: square wheels for the solo player's vehicle, and triangular wheels for the rivals' vehicle. The solo player moves their vehicle by pressing buttons in the exact order shown onscreen. The rivals move their vehicle by pressing or one by one. If the solo player presses a wrong button, they must start another combination. If a rival presses a wrong button, they must simply try again. A total of five combinations must be done to reach the goal. The first side to reach the goal wins. If both sides reach the goal simultaneously or if neither side reaches it within a certain time limit, a tie occurs.

In-game text

• Rules – "Drive your wacky-wheeled car to the goal! Press the correct buttons in the order shown on-screen to move forward."
• Controls (Solo) – "Hold the Wii Remote sideways. To move forward, press up, down, left, or right on according to the order of buttons shown on-screen."
• Controls (Team) – "Hold the Wii Remote sideways. The players take turns moving the vehicle forward by pressing or according to the order shown on-screen."

Gallery

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  1-vs.-2 version

See also

• Coin-op Bop
• Fish n' Drips
• Thwomp Pull

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ヘンテコカーレース[?] Hentekokārēsu	Strange Car Race
Chinese	奇妙車賽[?] Qímiào chē sài	Fantastic Car Race
French	Des boutons dans les roues[?]	Buttons in the wheels; also a pun on the expression mettre des bâtons dans les roues ("to rain on someone’s parade").
German	Nichts läuft rund[?]	Pun on nichts läuft rund ("nothing runs smoothly") and rund ("round")
Italian	Ruote pazze[?]	Crazy wheels
Spanish	Combomóviles[?]	Portmanteau of "combo" and móviles ("vehicles")